Telecaster with maple neck showing part of the fretboard landscape! The guitar fretboard is a beautiful landscape spanning four octaves,...

Learn how to strum the ukulele with confidence using these beginner-friendly techniques, patterns, and practice tips—including the popular Island Strum used in songs like 'I'm Yours.'

A welcome post from Cloverdale Guitar & Ukulele!

Despite a long history and a repertoire containing among the most beautiful pieces of music ever written ( 1 ), the classical guitar tends to be seen as boring, dull, and rigid by many people today. The guitar world is championed by steel-string acoustic and electric guitars. And virtually all of the most famous 'innovators' or 'Guitar Gods' are associated with one of these flavors of the instrument and not the classical guitar.

Welcome to the Cloverdale Guitar & Ukulele Blog!

Welcome to the Cloverdale Guitar & Ukulele Blog!